Yeah, if an album has been in the charts for too long or sold a lot of copies it can't be worth listening to.
Seriously, musically validity is not measured on those factors. Influentiality, experimentalism, musical and lyrical content, being groundbreaking, and having hot nude girls on the cover should all be taken into account.
Will
> The guy sounds like a wanker with too much time on his
> hands.
>
> If there was to be a genuine list of 1000 recordings to
> hear before you die, then chart positions and sales need
> to be taken into account.
>
> > Some guy has compiled a list of 1000 recordings to hear
> > before you die. It is very diverse, with recordings from
> > all genres and parts of the world. I haven't read it, but
> > I can't trust it very much if it includes Abba Gold but
> > not Bat Out of Hell.
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